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CHICAGO – At least Tommie Harris came out swinging. Of course, the Bears' defensive tackle was ejected after the fourth play of the game for punching Arizona guard Deuce Lutui.

Maybe Tommie Harris wasn't the instigator. Maybe he did absorb a couple of cheap shots from Deuce Lutui early in Sunday's Bears-Cardinals game.

If the 4-3 Bears don?t put more pressure on the Cardinals ? Kurt Warner Sunday than they?ve put on opposing quarterbacks in their last three games, they?ll be looking at a .500 record at the halfway point of the season.

Okay, quick version of my intro because I just wasted the last four hours of my life watching the Cubs blow a chance to sweep their smug neighbors to the south.

Chicago Bears wide receiver Devin Hester missed practice on Wednesday after suffering an ankle injury against Cleveland this past Sunday.

LAKE FOREST – Bears reserve offensive tackle Kevin Shaffer has a pretty good idea about what to expect Sunday from the Cleveland Browns.

When we looked at the Bears schedule before the season, there was a chance that the quarterback matchup for today's game against the Giants could have been Rex Grossman against Eli Manning.

Brittney Payton shed tears. Jarrett Payton beamed with pride. And Connie Payton-Strotter said "it all had a special meaning today" when the Bears honored the late Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton , who died 10 years ago Sunday.

The Bears didn't exactly start Sunday like a house of fire against the awful Cleveland Browns, but by the end of the day did more then enough to pound Cleveland 30-6 to stop the bleeding of a two-game losing streak.

Bears coach Lovie Smith did not have his defense prepared for Atlantaa s hurry-up offense after a bye week two weeks ago.

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris knows expectations are high for his return to the starting lineup Sunday at Soldier Field against Cleveland.

LAKE FOREST – The word is out among NFL teams about how to stop the Bears' pass rush.

LAKE FOREST – If Tommie Harris's elusive moves to avoid the media were any indication, he should be nimble enough to start Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.

All anyone wants to talk about these days is how the Bears should fire Lovie Smith .

The plan is for Gaines Adams to make his debut for the Bears on Sunday at Cincinnati, but exactly how that will be executed remains to be seen.

The Bears ' 45-10 loss to the Bengals on Sunday challenged the axiom that it is better to give than receive.

As he brushed off his suit jacket in the locker room, Lance Briggs tried his best to explain how the Packers had undressed the free-falling Bears defense.

Under Marvin Lewis, the Bengals are 2-4 in their games before bye weeks. But under Lewis they are also 5-0 against the NFC North, 9-2-1 against the NFC at home, and have never been swept in back-to-back PBS games.

To responsibly set expectations for the Bears , we rely on reputation based on past performance.

ATLANTA ? Throughout their bye week, Bears defensive players complained about slow starts.